Mini Countryman MKII El Paso Beige mgb This illustration shows the 1988

This illustration shows the 1988 Special Edition Mini “Red Hot”

almost unheard of in 1968

The Lotus Type 47 was developed from the company’s Europa road car which featured a mid-mounted Renault 1500cc engine

They were called Cream Crackers because the MG Car Company had the bodies painted in cream and the wings in brown

and custom interior

Mini Countryman MKII El Paso Beige mgb This illustration shows the 1988The Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis and launched in 1959, the mini was in production for over 40 years. In the wake of the Suez crisis in 1956, the market for German bubble cars increased dramatically but Leonard Lord, the head of the British Motor Corporation, hated them so much he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in production,